Ecosystem Conservation: “Pale Protected Public Forest” In Saw Township

Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation has designated the area of 2,617 acres in Saw Township of Gangaw District in Magway Region as the “Pale Protected Public Forest” as of 26 August 2022.

The Pale Protected Public Forest is formed to conserve the spring water sources used by nearby villages, fulfill the needs of local people and protect the grazing wildlife creatures.

The Pale Protected Public Forest is not only a place where various kinds of wood and valuable trees such as ironwood, htaukkram, sal, lamnea coromandelia, garuga pinnata, haldina and zoungpalway grow but also a habitat for wild animals such as muntjacs, jungle cats and wild boars, and birds such as quail, francolinus pintadeanus, Phasianinae and dove as well as reptile animals like monitor lizards, agamid lizards and snakes.